Christmas Gift Guide 2018 - Best Presents For Under $301:18

It’s coming up to that special, festive time of year and you realise you are short on time and cash. Here are some perfect Christmas gift ideas for $30 and under that will not only save you money, but guaranteed to put the smile on the faces of friends and family

With three public holidays in under a week it’s hard to know what’s actually open in Melbourne across the summer holidays. So to help guide through the busy season here’s everything you need to know about what’s open on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

On Christmas Day, all shopping centres and supermarkets will be closed including Coles and Woolworths. But if you’re need of a last minute gift or ran out of milk, Coles Express stores will be open.

If you’re looking for something to do on Christmas Day your best bet is to head along to one the Zoos across Victoria. Or if you need to walk off a massive Christmas lunch the Botanical Gardens will be open from 7.30 to sunset.

On Christmas Day trains, buses and trams will be running to a Sunday timetable. Additionally from 3am Christmas Day until 3am Boxing Day transport will be free.

For anyone catching public transport on Boxing Day, trains and trams will run to a Saturday timetable, while buses run to a public holiday timetable.

For the first day of 2019, most attractions and shops will open. Public transport will be free from 6pm on New Year’s Eve until 6am on New Year’s Day, with extra services running through the night. On New Year’s Day trains and trams will run to a Saturday timetable, while metro buses run to a public holiday timetable.

Public transport will be free from 6pm New Year’s Eve until 6am on New Year’s Day. Extra services will run through the night. After midnight, trains will run every 10 minutes until 1.30am with extra services running through the night. Until 2:00am, trams will run every 5-10 minutes with buses also departing the city every 15 minutes.

Trains: Metro trains will run to a Saturday timetable. Night train services will not run.

Trams: Trams will run to a Saturday frequency, with the last tram approximately one hour earlier on most routes.

City Circle and Night Tram services will not run.

Buses: Most buses will run to a public holiday timetable; however, some bus routes will be altered or will not run.

Night Bus services will not run.

Regional train: V/Line trains will run to a public holiday timetable.

Regional coach: V/Line coaches will run to a public holiday timetable.